If you're describing what I'm envisioning, that might be a Charlotte, a move that Michelle revived from very long ago. I think it was popularized by Charlotte Oelschlagel. (Oh, gee...I spelled it right on the first try!) Charlotte O. was one of the first skating stars. I think she was even in a silent movie. The move is based on a backward spiral but reaches down and touches the ice.

Carolina's dress was the most interesting thing in this dull, dull competition. The same dress! The same bun! The same slow violin music! Please, someone show some individuality.

Interestingly, they're showing a few of Sonja Henie's movies on a cable network this morning, and in her performances, she almost always wore a hat or headdress. So maybe when Carolina makes her movie, she can revive that outfit!

If you're describing what I'm envisioning, that might be a Charlotte, a move that Michelle revived from very long ago. I think it was popularized by Charlotte Oelschlagel. (Oh, gee...I spelled it right on the first try!) Charlotte O. was one of the first skating stars. I think she was even in a silent movie. The move is based on a backward spiral but reaches down and touches the ice.

It wasn't a Charlotte spiral. That is typically done on a near-flat or flat and the skater is in a near or full split with head on their knee. It was a back spiral that she actually allowed to spiral in (hence the original name of the move as that was the tracing on the ice) that as she deepened she put her skating side hand down to touch the ice. Kwan had used this move before as has Hughes and Weir more recently. It's a lovely, simple move that is breathtaking on a tall skater who moves lightening quick over the ice.

It wasn't a Charlotte spiral. That is typically done on a near-flat or flat and the skater is in a near or full split with head on their knee. It was a back spiral that she actually allowed to spiral in (hence the original name of the move as that was the tracing on the ice) that as she deepened she put her skating side hand down to touch the ice. Kwan had used this move before as has Hughes and Weir more recently. It's a lovely, simple move that is breathtaking on a tall skater who moves lightening quick over the ice.